Abstract: George Schaefer (1920-1991) was a producer and director for television, film, and theatre productions. The collection consists
of correspondence, production files, and scrapbooks related to Schaefer's career, particularly his work with television's
Hallmark Hall of Fame.

Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.

Los Angeles, California 90095-1575

Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Administrative Information

Restrictions on Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of
the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC
Regents do not hold the copyright.

Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Gift of Mildred Schaefer, 1999.

Processing Information:

The collection was initially sorted and selected by George Schaefer circa 1990, before the boxes were placed into storage
in Santa Monica. Sybil Trubin, a business associate at George Schaefer Productions, also sorted through the material before
and after its transfer to UCLA, Shared Processing Facility, in 1999.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], George Schaefer Papers (Collection 588). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.

George Schaefer (1920-1997) earned his B.A. from Lafayette College before attending Yale Drama School for one year. He enlisted
in the army during World War II, where he directed over fifty plays for the Central Pacific Base Command. Following the war,
he headed to New York to continue his work in the theatre. In 1953 he began his collaboration with Hallmark Hall of Fame television
productions, directing a live televised stage performance of Hamlet. Schaefer eventually produced and/or directed 57 Hallmark
productions, while he continued his work in theatre, feature films, and other television movies. His career spanned over 60
years, during which time he received many accolades. In 1985, he became the chair of the UCLA School of Theatre, Film, and
Television. Two years later, he became Associate Dean. Schaefer died following a long illness in 1991.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of George Schaefer's correspondence and production files related to over eighty television, theatre,
and film projects. Files include production materials, clippings, publicity kits, scripts, and business correspondence, including
correspondence originating from Compass Productions and Foote, Cone, and Belding. The bulk of material relates to Schaefer's
directorial and production responsibilities for approximately 40 Hallmark Hall of Fame television productions. The files also
include scrapbooks of publicity materials and clippings, posters, a portion of his many awards and honors, and small amount
of teaching material from Schaefer's tenure as Department Chair and Associate Dean of the UCLA School of Theatre, Film and
Television.